Okayama
Okayama / Bizen
History

Okayama Castle【Ujo (Crow Castle)】

Japan, 2-3-1 Marunouchi, Kita-ku, Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture Kita Ward, 700-0823

This castle was built by Ukita Hideie, a vassal of Toyotomi Hideyoshi and one of the Five Elders of Toyotomi. The unusual scalene pentagonal, three-story, six-storey castle tower has a dignified appearance, and its black clapboard exterior has earned it the nickname "Ujo Ujo (Crow Castle)." From the Mogami, you can look down on the Asahikawa, and enjoy a 360-degree view of Okayama Korakuen Garden and the city. The original castle tower was destroyed in an air raid in 1945 (Showa 20), but has now been rebuilt, with the lord's room and other areas restored. On the first floor, there is a Bizen Pottery workshop where you can try your hand at clay twisting. In addition, the popular " U-jo (Crow Castle)Togenkyo " event is held in spring, summer and autumn, where the Okayama Castle tower and surrounding area are lit up.

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Business Time

9:00-17:30 (entrance until 17:00) Sometimes open at night for events, etc. Closed: December 29th-31st (may be closed temporarily for inspections, bad weather, etc.)

Telephone number 086-225-2096
Website https://okayama-castle.jp/home-en/
Access
  • ・Approximately 20 minutes from Okayama IC on the Sanyo Expressway. Parking: Please use Ujo (Crow Castle) Park Parking. Price: 300 yen per hour (100 yen for each additional 30 minutes) From JR Okayama Station, take the streetcar to Mount Higashiyama for about 5 minutes, get off at "Joshika" and walk for about 10 minutes, or take the Okayama Electric Railway bus to Takaya or Saidaiji via Mount Higashiyama , get off at "Kencho-mae" and walk for about 5 minutes Parking: None *Using Ujo (Crow Castle) Park Parking: Regular cars 300 yen per hour (100 yen for each additional 30 minutes), large vehicles 830 yen per visit (reservation required) *Discount (standard cars only): Visitors to Okayama Castle Tower will receive a 150 yen discount on parking fees. Please present your parking ticket at the Okayama Castle Tower reception desk.
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Payment method
  • Credit card:Available
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  • Electronic money:Available
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Language 日本語 / English / 中文简体
Other Admission Fee: Adults (high school students and above): ¥400, Elementary and Junior High School Students: ¥100. *Preschoolers: Free. *Admission fees will be revised from April 1, 2026. Adults (high school students and above): ¥500, Elementary and Junior High School Students: Free.

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